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No one wants to hear it but heavy weighted squats and lunges are still the best exercises! I personally wouldn't recommend machines since they reduce range of motion in the movement and that can put extra strain on the joints and back.

When I started heavy squats I lost 10 INCHES off my thigh in 3 months. I kid you not!! Even my trainer was blown away.

I prefer free weights. I feel like keeping myself stable while trying to hold the weights, leaves me with a better workout feel. I have attached my leg training below. I would say to start off with lighter weights and slowly increase. I started off with these weights because I was doing HIIT prior to this to gain the muscle memory. Each week try increasing the weight by 2.5 - 5 lbs.

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Got confirmation my VSG date is 1/8/2018. Travelling for work this week but getting ready for the liquid pre-diet for two weeks this week by subbing in protein shakes for breakfast for normal breakfast foods (what's normal right). On vacation next week and then Christmas but time flies and I know the days to surgery are going to fly by. Probably not helping that I am thinking about this all day pretty much but life changing, so hard not to be anxious for the transformation to start. Best of luck to all of you this week in making good choices!

So I had a Kanye West moment recently. I went off on a rant. I got my scale it said that I had gained 8lbs in 1 day. How Sway!! How!!
I finally got the courage to video myself doing a workout. I am proud.
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Trying to kick up the work outs since I am nearly 14 months out and have been stalled for dang near a month. Started running hills last week...leaves me shaky afterwards, but more importantly...I hope the lbs start dropping again soon!

4 weeks away!!!! I am suddenly nervous... Mostly about the pre op diet. The idea of 4 shakes and sugar free liquid for days and days is scary. the first part of mine is basically what I am doing now but week 2...

Try not to think about it too much. It comes and it goes. Almost 14 months out and I want to laugh at myself for how much I was in my head about it. You can do anything you put your mind to...especially when there is an end in sight.